Games like Catalyst
If Catalyst is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Forest, Euro Truck Simulator 2 and Cities: Skylines — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Catalyst: Catalyst is an interactive narrative into the world on psychotherapy. The story is told through newspaper articles, notes left by a disgruntled secretary, unwelcome letters, audio tape recordings and a unique journal that evolves throughout the game based on the player’s own insightful analysis.
Players who liked Catalyst also play
Steam players who put hours into Catalyst also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
The Forest
WHY THIS
Top pick for Catalyst fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Catalyst.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Euro Truck Simulator 2
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Catalyst fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Catalyst.
Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits.
Cities: Skylines
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Catalyst fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Catalyst.
Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.
Kerbal Space Program
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Catalyst fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Catalyst.
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
Europa Universalis IV
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Catalyst fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Catalyst.
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.
Assetto Corsa
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Catalyst fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Catalyst.
Assetto Corsa v1.16 introduces the new "Laguna Seca" laser-scanned track, 7 new cars among which the eagerly awaited Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio! Check the changelog for further info!
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Catalyst fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Catalyst.
A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.
SPORE™
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Catalyst fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Catalyst.
Be the architect of your own universe with Spore, an exciting single-player adventure. From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in a universe of your own creations.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Catalyst at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Catalyst on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Catalyst.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Catalyst on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Catalyst.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Catalyst on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Catalyst.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Catalyst on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Catalyst.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Catalyst on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Catalyst.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Catalyst on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Catalyst.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Catalyst on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Catalyst.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Catalyst on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Catalyst.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Catalyst.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Catalyst.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Catalyst.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Doubleton Game Studio
Other recommendable Steam games by Doubleton Game Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Breacher Story
WHY THIS
Another title from Doubleton Game Studio, the studio behind Catalyst.
An interactive narrative in social engineering.
Life In Helsinki
WHY THIS
Another title from Doubleton Game Studio, the studio behind Catalyst.
Life in Helsinki is a visual novel where the player follows the life of Lottie, a graduate moving to Helsinki for an internship in a law firm.
Doomsday Room
WHY THIS
Another title from Doubleton Game Studio, the studio behind Catalyst. Shares Simulation with Catalyst.
A fictional geopolitical game set during a fictional Cold War.
Tales of the Black Death
WHY THIS
Another title from Doubleton Game Studio, the studio behind Catalyst.
An interactive story that pins your morality against your survival.
Vintage Records from Hell
WHY THIS
Another title from Doubleton Game Studio, the studio behind Catalyst. Shares Simulation with Catalyst.
With the help of Baphomet, bring back Heavy Metal to its former glory by managing a Vintage Record store using the power of the occult...eh...like...Record Store Tycoon meets the Number of the Beast.
Frequently asked about Catalyst
- How much does Catalyst cost?
- Catalyst is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Catalyst?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Catalyst are The Forest, Euro Truck Simulator 2, Cities: Skylines.
- Who developed Catalyst?
- Catalyst was developed by Doubleton Game Studio.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Catalyst.
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